Santa Claus gets bail after service station robbery

UPDATE: Christmas is back on after Santa Claus was granted bail by the Toowoomba Magistrates Court.

Brendon James Gerald Gould, 18, is accused by police of dressing up as Santa Claus and, with co-accused Nicholas Brian Jenner, 18, who allegedly dressed as Spiderman, held up a Helidon service station attendant at the weekend.

The pair, along with a third accused Peter Jacob Tabone, 19, appeared separately before the court where each made an application for bail.

None of the teenagers was required to enter any pleas to armed robbery in company with personal violence and associated charges.

Police claim two men, one dressed as Santa Claus and one as Spiderman, entered a Warrego Highway service station armed with a hammer and a sword about 2am, Sunday, and stole a quantity of cigarettes.

Jenner's solicitor Nathan Bouchier told the court it appeared the case against his client was strong and he had given a statement to police.

Mr Bouchier said his client lived with his parents in Upper Lockyer.

His client's parents had been away on holiday and it appeared the alleged offences were committed after the group had been drinking alcohol.

Gould's solicitor Shane MacDonald said his client had no criminal history whatsoever and that it appeared his client would "take a certain course" but having the matter dealt with by the District Court would take some time and asked that his client be granted bail.

Magistrate Graham Lee granted Gould bail with strict conditions including having no contact with co-accused, living with his parents in Centenary Heights in Toowoomba, abiding by a nightly curfew and reporting to police each Friday.

Three men, and a woman have been charged and a teenage girl has been dealt with under the Youth Justice Act in relation to the alleged armed robbery of a Helidon Spa business.

Police will be alleged two men, one dressed as Santa Claus and one as Spiderman entered a Warrego Highway service station armed with a hammer and a sword around 2am and stole a quantity of cigarettes.

No one was injured during the incident.

Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a spider can, but in this case he's accused of robbing a service station.
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A 19-year-old Upper Lockyer man has been charged with armed robbery, and two counts of common assault. He has further been charged on unrelated matters with two counts of receiving tainted property, and one count each of stealing, enter premises and commit indictable offence and enter premises and commit indictable offence by break.

An 18-year-old Centenary Heights man has been charged with armed robbery, and two counts of common assault. He has further been charged on unrelated matters with one count of stealing and drug offences.

The video shows Spiderman jumping the counter of the service station.Twitter, Seven News

An 18-year-old man Upper Lockyer has been charged with armed robbery, and two counts of common assault. He has further been charged on unrelated matters with stealing, enter premises and commit indictable offence by break, enter premises and commit indictable offence, two counts of receiving tainted property and two traffic offences.

A 40-year-old Highfields woman has been charged with receiving tainted property. She has further been charged on unrelated matters with enter premises and commit indictable offence and enter premises and commit indictable offence by break. She has been released on bail to appear at the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on November 24.

A 14-year-old Harlaxton girl has been dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act in relation to this matter.